Combination brooch and dress clip



April 4, 1939. I 1.. MAZER 2,153,022

COMBINATION BROOCH AND DRESS CLIP Filed Aug. 28, 1957 1/ I -Kg} lNVENTOR18 5 0 16 BY Louis Mayer 10 17 30 1 f fi MMN I VW ATTORNEYS PatentedApr. 4, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE '7 Claims.

My present invention is concerned with combination brooches and dressclips of the type in which a pair of ornamental dress clips arereleasably mounted on a carrier structure to form a brooch.

Among the objects of the invention are to provide an article of theabove type which is relatively inexpensive in construction, easilyassembled and disassembled for the use of the device alternatively as abrooch or as a pair of clips.

Another object is to provide a device of the above type in which thedress clips in the brooch assembly are secure against any shifting orlooseness, and the dress clips themselves are securely locked againstopening of the jaw members thereof.

In the accompanying drawing, on which is shown one of various possibleembodiments of the several features of the invention,

Fig. 1 is a rear plan View of the assembled brooch structure,

Fig. 2 is a view in longitudinal cross-section taken of line 22 of Fig.1;

Fig. 3 is a View in transverse cross-section taken of line 3-3 of Fig.1;

Fig. 4 is a view similar toFig. 3 taken of line 44 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view taken of line 5--5 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the carrier element of the brooch andFig. 7 is a. perspective view in reversed position of one of the dressclips.

Referring to the drawing the brooch shown assembled in Figs. 1 and 2 ismade up of the carrier element shown in perspective in Fig. 6 and a pairof the dress clips shown in perspective in Fig. 7.

The dress clips are generally conventional in appearance withmodifications to be now set forth. Each dress clip includes a pair ofjaws including an ornamental front jaw In which may be studded withjewels or imitation jewels and a rear jaw ll preferably of stampedmetal, which is hinged to the front jaw. Preferably the rear jaw is ofopen construction and has turned in tangs l 2 near the free end thereoffor penetrating the garment on which the article is to be worn as adress clip.

Preferably the rear jaw also has a longitudinal spring tongue I3 at therear or hinged end thereof which is cut out of the main structure ofsaid jaw and spaced therefrom by longitudinal slots M which serve thepurpose to be hereinafter set forth. The front or ornamental jaws eachhave a bracket l5 attached thereto, provided with lateral hinge ears l6,each mounting a short pintle ll encircled by the lateral hinge loops l8of the rear jaw ll.

00 Integral with the bracket l5 and between the hinge ears l6 thereof,is an upstanding spring tensioning ledge l9 over which the free end ofthe spring tongue l3 rides, thereby to snap the jaws from anyintermediate position either to closed or to wide open position in wellunderstood manner.

As best shown in Fig. 3 the hinge loops l8 are spaced from the frontOrnamental jaw H) of the clip to determine a small opening 20 betweensaid front and said hinge member which is 10 flanked by the lateral edgeof the tensioning ledge IS on one side and the hinge ear IS on theother, and which serves a purpose to be described hereinafter.

The carrier member for two of the dress clips, 5 just describedpreferably comprises a bar 2| having a conventional fastening pin 22hinged to ears 23 thereon near one end thereof and provided with a pinkeeper 24 of conventional construction near the other end thereof. 20

The carrier member may include, as best shown in Fig. 6 a bar 25parallel to the bar 2| and rigidly connected as a unitary structuretherewith, as for instance by connecting bridges 26 punched out as anintegral stamping with the 25 two bars. Bar 25 is widened at its ends 21and has rigid therewith two down-turned lateral tongues 28, each with aslot 29 to provide a hook, said hooks facing outwardly and the slotsthereof being of width equal to the thickness of the clip 30 jaw ll.

Preferably the carrier member also has downturned lateral tongues 29' atthe middle thereof which protrude downward to a depth greater than thatof the hooks 28. One of the tongues 35 has a T head bent at right anglesto the tongue and affording longitudinal dowel lugs 30 which extendparallel to the bar 2|.

The spacing between the pairs of hook tongue 28 and between the pair oftongues 29 is equal 40 to the width of the spring tongues 13 on thedress clips.

It will readily be seen that for assembly of the brooch the hookconformations 28 of the carrier are simply pressed downward into theslots I4 45 flanking the spring tongue l3 of the dress clip and thenslid toward the other end of the clip, to cause the hooks to underliethe rear jaw H which is gripped thereby as best shown in Fig. 2.

In this operation, the dowel lug 30 will enter and 5 be tightly lodgedin the gap 20. In exactly the same manner the companion clip is mountedupon the other end of the carrier as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 with theedges of the ornamental front jaws of the clips in abutting relationshipas 55 shown. The middle tongues 29' of the carrier in the assembly setforth straddle the lateral edges of the free ends of spring tongues [3to aid in the security of assembly.

By the construction set forth, not only are the dress clips securelymounted upon the carrier but the carrier serves to lock each clip inclosed position. Each clip is clasped as it were and locked closed bythe dowel lug 30 extending under the hinge element thereof and the hooks28 through the rear jaws and over the hinge element thereof. Theassembly serves as a brooch the composite or knock-down character ofwhich is not apparent to the casual observer. The mode of disassembly ofthe brooch is apparent from the description above set forth.

It will be understood that while it is preferred as set forth, to formthe clip mounting instrumentalities of the carrier on a bar parallel to,yet integral with the fastening pin carrying bar, such instrumentalitiescould be formed directly on said latter bar, and certain of the claimshave been drafted to embrace such structure withi their scope.

It is also understood that though the middle tongues of the carrier area desirable aid to security of attachment, a reasonably satisfactoryconstruction would be possible with the omission thereof, or with theomission of the dowel lugs 30, or if desired said lugs could be providedon each of the lateral fingers 29' instead of on only one of them asshown. It is also understood that while the hook elements at the ends ofthe carrier are preferably disposed in pairs to grip the rear jaws ofthe spring clips, less or more than two of such hooks could be usedadvantageously.

It will thus be seen that there is herein described an article in whichthe several features of this invention are embodied, and which articlein its action attains the various objects of the invention and is wellsuited to meet the require ments of practical use.

As many changes could be made in the above article and many apparentlywidely different embodiments of this invention could be made withoutdeparting from the scope thereof, it is intended that all mattercontained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawingshall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A brooch comprising a carrier including a fastening-pin carrying bar,a pair of hook members rigid with said carrier near the ends thereof andfacing outwardly therefrom, and dowel members located centrally withrespect to said bar, and a pair of dress clips each having .anornamental front jaw and a coacting back jaw, said back jaw havinglongitudinal slots for accommodating the end hook members of the carrierand gaps near the respective hinges thereof for accommodating the dowelmembers firmly yet releasably to mount the clips in position upon thecarrier.

2. A brooch comprising a carrier bar having rigidly mounted near eachend thereof, a pair of parallel hook conformations facing outwardly,said bar having rigid with respect thereto and midway between the endsthereof a pair of downturned fingers, a pair of dress clips eachcomprising an ornamental front jaw and a back jaw hinged thereto thelatter including a spring tongue intermediate the hinge mounts thereofsaid tongues defining longitudinal slots for accommodating the hookconformations of the carrier, the down-turned fingers confining thelateral edges at the free ends of the respective spring tongues in theassembled brooch.

3. A brooch comprising a carrier bar having rigidly mounted near eachend thereof a pair of parallel downturned hook conformations facingoutwardly, said bar having downturned fingers rigid with respect theretoand midway between the ends thereof, a pair of dress clips eachcomprising an ornamental front jaw and a back jaw, the latter includinga spring tongue intermediate the hinge mounts thereof, spaced bylongitudinal slots from the body of the jaw and serving to accommodatethe hooks of the carrier, the downturned fingers straddling the lateraledges of the free ends of the respective spring tongues in the assembledbrooch, one of said downturned fingers of the carrier havinglongitudinally extending dowel lugs the hinging portions of the broochpresenting clearance with respect to the front jaw thereof snugly toaccommodate said dowel lugs.

4. A brooch comprising a pair of spring dress clips including a frontjaw and a back jaw, spring means adapted to maintain the jawsalternatively in closed or in open position, and a carrier bar forsupporting said clips in cooperative engagement to determine the brooch,said bar having means hooking under as well as means hooking over thehinge members of the respective clips and serving to lock the clipsagainst relative transverse movement in closed position while assembledas parts of the brooch while permitting said clips to be separatedendwise.

5. In a. brooch of the type comprising a carrier for a pair of dressclips to be releasably assembled thereon; a carrier construction whichincludes a bar having a fastening pin and two pairs of hooks dis-posednear the ends of said bar in planes at right angles thereto, rigidtherewith and facing outwardly and centrally disposed fingerssubstantially parallel to the respective hooks, one of said fingershaving outwardly protruding dowel lugs.

6. A brooch comprising a bar having a hinged pin and a pin keeper, acarrier bar conformation parallel to said bar and rigidly connectedthereto and unitary therewith, said carrier bar including hookstructures rigid therewith, extending in downturned pairs outwardly fromnear the opposite ends thereof and also including median fingersparallel to said hooks, one of said fingers having outwardly extendingdowel lugs.

7. A brooch comprising a bar carrying a mounting pin and a keepertherefor, a clip carrier bar parallel to said first bar and rigidlyconformed as a unit therewith, said carrier bar having hookconformations protruding from near the opposite ends thereof and facingoutwardly and fingers at the middle of said carrier bar with outwardlyextending dowel lugs, a pair of dress clips including ornamental frontjaws and metal back jaws, the latter each having a central springtongue, tensioning ledges on the front jaw coacting with said springtongues, said spring tongues affording lateral gaps for accommodatingthe respective hook conformations of the carrier bar and hinge elementsat opposite sides: of the tensioning ledge spaced from the front jaws ofthe clips, and accommodating the dowel lugs on the carrier bar.

LOUIS MAZER.

